Serbian Defense Minister, Aleksandar Vulin says that Moscow's readiness to engage in Belgrade's dialogue with Pristina - if the format changes - changes everything. According to Vulin "this actually means the return of the United Nations to the negotiations".

Vulin also said that Serbia was "under great pressure from Albanians who are trying to impose the United States as participants in the dialogue". He recalled that the EU is involved in the dialogue as a

Aleksandar Vucic says he has asked Serbia's ally, Russia, to join the Kosovo negotiations if the US also joins the table – and President Vladimir Putin has indicated his willingness to do so. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he had asked Russia to join the negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo, if the US attempts to join the dialogue, and President Vladimir Putin had agreed to do so. “I asked if Russia would become a mediator, and the Russian President agreed,” Vucic said after meeting the Chairwoman of the Russian Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko,